Status Update on Bay Area Public Health Developments
The FDA updated its approval Tuesday of the Pfizer-BioNTech booster vaccine, making it available to some children under age five....
15
Mar
13
Mar
COVID Testing and Vaccination Sites Closing in March
Several COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites in Contra Costa County are closing this month Richmond city officials announced late last week....
09
Mar
Disinformation Spreads Like a Disease, Expert Says
As disease has spread during the COVID-19 pandemic, so has disinformation. One expert says the two spread and threaten health in similar ways....
09
Mar
With Climate Change, Comes More Potential Complications for People with Lupus
Heat waves and wildfires, worsened by climate change, exacerbate cardiovascular and respiratory issues and make managing chronic illnesses more difficult....
07
Mar
Vaccine Disinformation Preys on Black Community’s Well-Earned Distrust
Some COVID-19 disinformation targeted at Black people has manipulated their distrust caused by centuries of mistreatment, taking truth out of context....
02
Mar
Student Trustees Work to Support Their Peers
The WCCUSD student trustees are doing their part to help ensure students, in general, and the Black Student Unions, in particular, have the support they need....
01
Mar
Richmond Considers Effects of Ending Pandemic State of Emergency
Richmond is considering ending its state of emergency over COVID-19, which could put an end to eviction moratoriums and virtual meetings....
26
Feb
FDA Approves 1st At-Home Test for Both Flu, COVID
The U.S. Food and Drug Administra authorized the first over-the-counter, at-home test Friday that can detect both the flu and COVID-19....
13
Feb
Visual Disinformation Can Be Especially Persuasive, Expert Warns
Visual disinformation about COVID-19 comes in many forms such as doctored photos, images taken out of context and videos that look real but are completely fake....
10
Feb
CDC Formally Adds COVID-19 Vaccine to Recommended Vaccine Regimen for Children, Adolescents
The CDC added the COVID-19 vaccine to its recommended immunization schedule that guides schools and health care providers....
22
Jan
Over 1,000 People With Developmental Disabilities Have Died From COVID-19 in California
COVID-19 infection rates are lower for people in California with developmental disabilities than the general public, but they are more likely to die from it....
13
Jan
Pandemic Hitting Older People Hardest, But Everyone Still at Risk
Painting the pandemic as a problem only for older and immunocompromised people ignores their place in society and the threat COVID poses to everyone else....
09
Jan
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not Over
Experts discussed the newest strain of the coronavirus and the response to the continuing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic on Jan. 6 for Ethnic Media Services....
05
Jan
New COVID-19 Workplace Regulations Coming in California
A Cal/OSHA health and safety board has approved a new set of rules governing what employers must do to keep workers safe from COVID-19....
04
Jan
Doctors Urge Testing and Treatment as COVID Surges Again
COVID-19 treatments like Paxlovid can prevent serious illness, but many aren't able to get or don't know about the potentially lifesaving drugs....
